We're Talking About: Ann Wagner and the Dangers of Just Being a Little Overweight

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For years, Baltimore had one of the worst school systems in the country. But since Andres Alonso's drastic
reorganization
, things are starting to look up. [
New York Times
]

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A man apparently linked to the killing of Hollywood publicist
Ronni Chasen
shot himself
on Wednesday evening as the police tried to carry out a search at the apartment building where he was staying. [
New York Times
]

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Elizabeth Smart
stormed from a Utah courtroom Wednesday as a psychiatrist testified that her alleged attacker had been
motivated by a desire
to have children and create a new race in an imaginary Zion. [
Washington Post
]

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One of the largest studies to look at health and weight finds that you don't exactly have to be obese to
raise your risk
of premature death. Being a little overweight is risky, too. [
Washington Post
]